Four Decades of Resilience: One Family’s Perspective on Our Mental Health System
 
My daily work keeps me busy with priorities focused on developing strategies and initiatives launching and commercializing holistic therapies that have vast potential to impact lives in the mental health space. Healthcare has always been endlessly fascinating to me, but this work is especially close to my heart.

What No One Told Me About Being in a Psych Hospital

My roommate’s wailing put me to sleep that night. Yeah, right. I wished it could, just like a real lullaby. Instead, I turned over and pulled the thin covers over my head, trying to forget what left me in a plastic bed in the first place. Even worse, this was not my first rodeo, meaning not my first psych hospital. It was my fourth. No, fifth. No, wait… I lost count.

How My Relationships with My Caregivers Has Helped Me Navigate Schizoaffective Disorder
 

I have had many positive influences in my life since my initial diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Mental health professionals and family members alike have played active roles in my continuing recovery. However, in some instances, it has taken time for a trusting relationship to form.

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Hygiene Indifference: The Symptom We Don’t Talk About

Hygiene is one of the many symptoms that is frequently left out of the mental health conversation. This is largely because the subject is difficult to talk about — many of us feel the weight of stigma when talking about our bodies and our personal habits.